LPGA Tour: Jeeno Thitikul celebrates historic home win in Thailand

World number one Jeeno Thitikul has fulfilled a lifelong dream. At the Honda LPGA Thailand 2026, the 23-year-old secured her first home victory on the LPGA Tour in a heart-stopping final. In front of her visibly moved family, the Thai proved why she is currently the measure of all things in women's golf.

Pattaya - There are victories that count for more than mere statistics in the record books. When Jeeno Thitikul sank her final Putter on the 18th green of the Siam Country Club on Sunday, the pressure of nine years of hoping and waiting was released. With a total score of 24 under Par, she beat the competition by a wafer-thin margin and celebrated a success that she herself rates "higher than a major" in the internal rankings.

Here you can find the final result of the Honda LPGA Thailand of the LPGA Tour.

Dramatic duel at the top of the LPGA Tour

The road to the eighth LPGA Tour title was anything but a walk in the park. Thitikul, who started the final day with a two-shot lead, faced a massive attack from Chizzy Iwai. With two Eagles on the 7th and 10th holes, the Japanese player temporarily took the shared lead.

It looked like a play-off for a long time until Thitikul showed her class on the penultimate hole. A precise 4-meter Putt for Birdie on the 17th hole gave her the decisive lead. While Iwai had to make do with a strong round of 66 and sole second place, a solid 68 (-4) was enough for Thitikul to lift the trophy into the Thai sky.

A family victory makes history on the LPGA Tour

What made this moment so unique was the backdrop away from the Fairways. For the first time in her professional career, Thitikul won an LPGA Tour tournament in the presence of her mother Siriwan. The emotional scenes after the victory - tears of emotion and the traditional water shower by her fellow players - illustrated the burden that fell from the young Thai.

Particularly touching: her grandfather was also among the spectators. It was he who had taken Jeeno to this tournament for the first time as an eight-year-old girl to admire the stars of the LPGA Tour at the time. Ten years after her debut as a 14-year-old amateur, she has now returned as a celebrated champion.

Dominance and milestones in the Race to the CME Globe

With this success, Thitikul underpins her exceptional position. It is her third win in her last five starts on the LPGA Tour. In addition to the prestigious title, she takes home a cheque for 270,000 US dollars, taking her career prize money past the 17.5 million US dollar mark.

In the history of the tournament, she is only the third local player after Ariya Jutanugarn and Patty Tavatanakit to give the Thai fans this long-awaited home victory. This also gives her the early lead in the "Race to the CME Globe", the LPGA Tour's season ranking.

The rest of the field and the view ahead

Behind the leading duo, South Korean Hyo Joo Kim secured third place (-22). Denmark's Nanna Koerstz Madsen delivered the highlight of the day with a round of 63 and moved up into a share of fifth place with former world number one Lydia Ko. After the emotional week in Thailand, the LPGA Tour now moves on to Singapore and China, where the "Asian Swing" continues. For Jeeno Thitikul, the goal is clear: to turn his current dominance into more titles.